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1	[[quoteright:328:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/swenson.jpg]]
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3	Robert Alexander Swenson, Jr. (January 5, 1957 - August 18, 1997) was an American actor, professional wrestler and stuntman.
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5	Swenson got his start in wrestling in the late 1980s, wrestling for World Class Championship Wrestling as Jeep Swenson or Jeep the Mercenary. He would later appear in 1996 for Wrestling/{{WCW}} as a member of the Alliance to End Wrestling/{{Hulk\|Hogan}}amania. He was renamed "[[UnfortunateNames The Final Solution]]", but UnfortunateImplications forced WCW to change it to "The Ultimate Solution".
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7	As an actor, Swenson is best known for his portrayal of ComicBook/{{Bane}} in the 1997 film ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''. Though he also appeared in films like ''Film/{{Bulletproof}}'' and ''Film/NoHoldsBarred''.
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9	Swenson died on August 18, 1997 at the age of 40. His massive size, brought on by years of steroid abuse, had resulted in heart failure.
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11	! ''Filmography''
12	!! Film
13	* ''The Big Brawl'' (1980): Thug (uncredited)
14	* ''Film/NoHoldsBarred'' (1989): Lugwrench Perkins
15	* ''Film/{{Bulletproof}}'' (1996): Bledsoe
16	* ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' (1997): Bane
17	* ''The Bad Pack'' (1997): Missouri Mule
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19	!!Television
20	* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' (1993-1995): Jumbo Shark / Sammy
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22	! Tropes:
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24	* TheGiant: While not spectacularly tall at 6'4", he weighed 405 pounds of solid muscle and had 24-inch arms[[note]]legitimately, unlike Hulk Hogan's, that were really only around 20-22 at his peak[[/note]].
25	* PowerStable: [[Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom The Dungeon of Doom]], who made up the bulk of The Alliance to End Hulkamania (with [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]], Wrestling/{{Meng}}, Wrestling/TheBarbarian, Wrestling/LexLuger and [[Creator/TinyLister Z-Gangsta]]), along with Wrestling/RicFlair and Wrestling/ArnAnderson of Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen. It was a VillainTeamUp with 8 guys vs. Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/RandySavage, and, of course, Hogan and Savage won.

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